Alex Faust Email & Phone Number

Cypress, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

As the Senior Product Evangelist, I am responsible for driving product marketing, development and go-to-market strategy for Belkin Global Strategic Partnerships. I work with internal cross functional teams to drive Partner-specific product lines by providing direction, real time insight and expertise and technology guidance on what solutions to create for combined product roadmaps. As the subject matter expert, I evangelize the Partner’s technologies and ecosystems and act as the ultimate bridge of communication between the two organizations to help maximize efficiency and vision for the customer and consumer. · Partner with Global Product Management, Engineering, ID, Operations, Finance, PR, and Marketing teams throughout the complete product development cycle.· Support partner’s global cross-functional team including Retail operations and Merchandising, Product Marketing and Developer Relations teams for all new product launches.· Evaluate Partner’s new technologies and ecosystems to drive product innovation and differentiation for future roadmaps.· Partner with Global/Regional PM and Sales teams to deliver product strategy, execution and alignment. This involves features, schedule, cost, pricing, line positioning, and lifecycle within each product category.· Lead, socialize and provide clarity on all Partner-product related strategies and communications internally/externally including technology evangelism, product positioning and key product messaging.· Collaborate with Marketing, Communications and PR teams on the development of go to-market/launch activities, press releases, and marketing assets.· Own the Made For/Works with relationship both internal/external communication and facilitation of product requirements and certification.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Area manager for national retail accounts of AT&T mobility products in West LA market, developing, managing and growing key accounts including Best Buy, Costco, Walmart, and Target. Responsible for training of stores reseller teams on AT&T products and services, developing business plans with store management teams and effectively executing with the teams to drive overall revenue growth

Orange County, California Area

Apple Solutions Consultant for National Retail (Best Buy Program)Responsibilities include:• Growing sales of Apple-based solutions (Mac & iOS) to consumer and professional customers • Building a community of loyal Apple customers who return to the store for service, support, and future purchases of Apple and related 3rd party products • Training the reseller’s store team members on selling Apple hardware, software, and accessories • Developing the store’s Apple business by building a strong, influential, collaborative business relationship with the reseller’s management and sales team • Facilitating in-store Apple Seminars on iLife and iWork apps to customers for both iOS and OSX• Maintaining merchandising and visual standards according to Apple and reseller standards • Analyzing and reporting business results and trends • Delivering optimal customer service through professionalism and product knowledge • Creating and modifying business plans to achieve goals

Westminster, California

Sales Supervisor of multiple sales department for Digital Lifestyles, responsible for staff of ten-twenty associates, while supporting store management in supervising staff of 100+. Developed strategic business plans to drive growth for department and store in overall revenue, profit margin, and customer retention. Member of Best Buy Corporate Council, a select national-wide council responsible for collaborating with the corporate team in decision making of product assortment, store merchandising, growth initiatives.

• Started as Sales Associate in Guitar Accessories, served in multiple positions over 3 year period including Department Manager of Guitar Accessories, as well as Guitar sales, Store Merchandiser, Vintage and Used instruments Web Manager and Warehouse/Operations Asst.• Supervised team of ten individuals responsible for average daily sales of $10,000.• A-level Certified in Guitars and Guitar Accessories. • Implemented new Merchandising program storewide that was aimed at increasing overall sales.• Introduced, implemented and fully managed web sales of Vintage/Used instruments for Cerritos location.• Warehouse certified in inventory control.